Never Miss a Canvas Submission Again
Waiting for students or collaborators to turn in work? Stop logging into Canvas just to check. The moment a new submission arrives, Notis posts it to a Slack channel so your whole team sees it in real-time—keeping everyone synced without extra effort.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
You lose track of who has submitted what because Canvas is buried in a tab. Your team either misses submissions or wastes time manually checking Canvas throughout the day, creating bottlenecks and repeated questions.
- Immediate visibility—no more 'Did they submit?' questions
- Reduces time spent refreshing Canvas
- Team stays synchronized without Slack spam
- Works for any assignment, any course
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Slack to Notis.
- 2Create a new Automation: Name ('Submission Alerts'), Prompt ('Notify the team in Slack whenever someone submits an assignment'), Channel (your team's submissions channel), Trigger ('New Canvas Assignment Submission').
- 3Within moments of a submission, you'll see a Slack message with the student or collaborator's name.
Questions about this workflow
Can I see the submission file in Slack?
Notis posts the submission details; you can click the Canvas link in the message to review the actual work.
What if multiple people submit at once?
Each submission gets its own Slack message so you can track them individually.
Can I limit this to certain assignments?
Yes—refine the prompt to specify which assignment or course you want to monitor.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Slack actions
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Not just Canvas and Slack. Any combination from 985+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Save your first hour today.
7 days free trial with 20$ free usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business Slack.